Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will continue to act against the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen. He also called on his country's citizens to be resilient, reports The Jerusalem Post.

A missile fired from Yemen hit Tel Aviv overnight into Saturday, Israeli authorities said, in a rare instance of a failed interception over the city.

The Israeli army said an attempt to intercept a projectile launched from Yemen overnight, some 2,000 kilometres away, was unsuccessful. Several people were injured after the projectile fell in Tel Aviv,